Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.134
RULE 3.134. TIME FOR FILING FORMAL CHARGES
The state shall file formal charges on defendants in custody by
information, or indictment, or in the case of alleged misdemeanors
by whatever documents constitute a formal charge, within 30 days
from the date on which defendants are arrested or from the date of
the service of capiases upon them. If the defendants remain
uncharged, the court on the 30th day and with notice to the state
shall:
(1) Order that the defendants automatically be released on
their own recognizance on the 33rd day unless the state files formal
charges by that date; or
(2) If good cause is shown by the state, order that the
defendants automatically be released on their own recognizance on
the 40th day unless the state files formal charges by that date.
In no event shall any defendants remain in custody beyond 40
days unless they have been formally charged with a crime.
Cases Citing Rule 3.134
Total Results: 14
227 So. 3d 737, 2017 WL 4227889
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 20, 2017 | Docket: 6156363
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a crime.
Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.134 (emphasis added). Thus, for purposes of Rule 3.134, the-30th day
Category: Criminal Procedure
162 So. 3d 91, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 15628, 2014 WL 4996256
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 8, 2014 | Docket: 1432405
Cited 1 times | Published
the correction of the order in conformance with Rule 3.134.
When the state fails to charge an arrestee
Category: Criminal Procedure
697 So. 2d 1301, 1997 WL 528297
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 19, 1997 | Docket: 1776965
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within forty days, the outer time limit set by rule 3.134 of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. We
Category: Criminal Procedure
578 So. 2d 696, 1991 WL 61816
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 25, 1991 | Docket: 440904
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rule as rule 3.134). The decision in this case does not control the application of rule 3.134.
KOGAN,
Category: Criminal Procedure
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 13, 2025 | Docket: 69733110
Published
defendant files
the required documents; and rule 3.134 is amended to include a
mechanism for a defendant
Category: Criminal Procedure
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 29, 2024 | Docket: 68798695
Published
start our analysis with the plain language of rule 3.134. See Brown
v. State, 715 So. 2d 241, 243 (Fla
Category: Criminal Procedure
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 2023 | Docket: 68084528
Published
for November 20, 2023, the 33rd day. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.134
(“If the defendants remain uncharged,
Category: Criminal Procedure
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 27, 2022 | Docket: 64437096
Published
on the requirement of automatic release
under Rule 3.134. 1 Accordingly, the trial judge ordered Williams
Category: Criminal Procedure
217 So. 3d 1115, 2017 WL 1494001, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 6003
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 26, 2017 | Docket: 5784728
Published
arraignment for the thirtieth day as authorized by rule 3.134, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure (2016);
Category: Criminal Procedure
193 F. Supp. 3d 1274, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81193, 2016 WL 3421940
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 22, 2016 | Docket: 64309450
Published
information formally charging Green. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.134.
It took about a month for Green’s lawyer
Category: Criminal Procedure
184 So. 3d 655, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 1686
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 9, 2016 | Docket: 3034864
Published
Petitioner on his own recognizance as required by Rule 3.134(1), Fla. Rules of Crim. Proc.
Petitioner
Category: Criminal Procedure
649 So. 2d 921, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 877, 1995 WL 46996
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 3, 1995 | Docket: 64754079
Published
unconditional release on his own recognizance. See Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.134(2). Therefore, the trial court was not allowed
Category: Criminal Procedure
581 So. 2d 161, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 462, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 968, 1991 WL 106333
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 1991 | Docket: 64659459
Published
concurs.
. This rule has been renumbered as rule 3.134, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. See In
Category: Criminal Procedure
573 So. 2d 826, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 104, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 102, 1991 WL 7970
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 18, 1991 | Docket: 64656019
Published
the rule’s placement, we hereby renumber it as rule 3.134, to be entitled “Time for Filing Formal Charges
Category: Criminal Procedure